The Times
The Times is a British daily newspaper based in London and one of the country's most established papers. Generally regarded as centre-right in editorial orientation, it provides coverage of national and international politics, economics, and culture for a broad readership. Published by News UK, it operates a subscription website alongside its print edition.
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Is The Times left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists The Times as Center within the United Kingdom's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side. In the United Kingdom, The Guardian is listed as Left-leaning, while Daily Mail and The Sun are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open The Times beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
Read The Times beside another title from the United Kingdom and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two the United Kingdom dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are The Times's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The Times is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning the United Kingdom title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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